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Articles found: 38
Business English: 40 Phrases for Emails, Meetings, and Tasks
Work English does not start with complex negotiations or perfect business style.
April 29, 2026
English for Travel: Phrases That Will Really Come in Handy on Your Trip
For a trip, you do not need to know all of English.
April 29, 2026
Past Simple and Present Perfect: When to Use Each Tense
Past Simple and Present Perfect are among the topics that Russian-speaking learners often find confusing.
May 01, 2026
How to Start Speaking English When You Know Many Words but Can’t Form Sentences
It can happen like this: you seem to know a lot of vocabulary, you do well on tests, and you can read texts, but when you need to say a simple sentence out loud, everything falls…
April 29, 2026
Say, tell, speak, talk: how to stop confusing English speaking words
In Russian we often use one word, «говорить», but in English you have to choose: say, tell, speak, or talk.
April 29, 2026
How to remember phrasal verbs and avoid mixing up their meanings
Phrasal verbs can seem chaotic: look up, look after, look for, look into.
May 01, 2026
10 Common Mistakes in English Words That Make You Sound Less Natural
Sometimes an English mistake happens not because of grammar, but because of the wrong word choice.
April 29, 2026
Where to Start Learning English Words: a 7-Day Plan
If you open an app, a textbook, or a word list and don’t know where to begin, that’s completely normal.
April 29, 2026
Word Order in English Sentences: A Beginner’s Guide
In English, word order matters more than in Russian.
May 01, 2026
How to Learn English Grammar Without Memorizing Rules by Heart
Grammar is often presented as a set of tables, exceptions, and long rules.
April 30, 2026
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How to say “лить” in English: 6 different words
In English, you can’t always translate «лить» with just one word.
April 27, 2026
Prepositions in, on, at: a simple explanation with examples
Prepositions in, on, and at are one of the most common sources of mistakes for English learners.
May 01, 2026
How to Learn English Phrases, Not Isolated Words
Many people learn English through isolated words: table — table, important — important, decide — decide.
April 29, 2026
How to Learn to Understand English by Ear: A Beginner’s Plan
Understanding spoken English is hard not because you have a bad ear.
April 30, 2026
Why English words get forgotten and how to review them properly
You learned a word in the evening, still remembered it in the morning, and a week later it was gone.
April 29, 2026
English Food Vocabulary: What to Learn First
Food is needed by almost everyone: when traveling, in cafés, in shops, in messages, and in everyday conversations.
May 01, 2026
How to Read in English Without Translating Every Word
Many people read English like this: they meet an unfamiliar word, stop, open a translator, go back to the text, stop again.
April 30, 2026
What’s Better to Learn: Individual Words or Ready-Made Phrases
It’s best to learn both words and phrases, but for different purposes.
April 29, 2026
How to Learn English from TV Series Without Quitting After the First Episode
TV series seem like a pleasant way to learn English, but they often turn into frustration.
May 01, 2026
Present Simple and Present Continuous: What’s the Difference in Simple Words
Present Simple and Present Continuous are often confused because both tenses talk about the present.
May 01, 2026
How to Improve Your Pronunciation of English Words Without a Teacher
Pronunciation can feel difficult because English words are often not spelled the way they sound.
April 30, 2026
How to fit English into your daily routine without overload
Many people start learning English with a big burst of energy: they buy a course, download apps, save videos, and promise themselves they’ll study every day for an hour.
April 29, 2026
How to Stop Translating in Your Head and Start Thinking in English Phrases
Many learners know vocabulary, but during a conversation they first build a sentence in Russian, then translate it into English, and only then speak.
May 01, 2026
Why Flashcards Don’t Help You Learn English and How to Fix It
Flashcards stop helping when you use them like an endless stream of translations.
April 29, 2026
Speaking English: 6 Different Words
In Russian, we often just say «говорить» or «сказать».
April 27, 2026
English Irregular Verbs: How to Learn Them Without a Table
Irregular verbs can feel intimidating because they are usually presented in a big table: go-went-gone, see-saw-seen, take-took-taken.
May 01, 2026
Why I Understand English but Can’t Speak It
If you understand texts and videos but can’t speak quickly, that’s completely normal.
April 29, 2026
Do You Need to Learn the Transcription of English Words?
It is useful to understand transcription, but you do not need to study it as a separate subject from day one.
April 29, 2026
How to Expand Your English Vocabulary: A One-Month System
Expanding your vocabulary does not mean adding as many new words as possible every day.
May 01, 2026
Mini Quiz on English Words: Check 20 Common Expressions
Small quizzes help you quickly see which words and expressions already feel familiar and which ones are still stored only in passive memory.
April 30, 2026
How Many English Words Should You Learn a Day So You Don’t Quit After a Week
Short answer: for most people, it’s better to start with 10–15 new words a day.
April 29, 2026
100 Most Useful English Words for Beginners: How to Learn Them Without Chaos
Beginners often feel they need to memorize thousands of words right away.
May 01, 2026
Much, many, and a lot of: how do you choose?
A simple guide to much, many, and a lot of: what you can count, what you cannot, and why a lot of fits most everyday sentences.
August 04, 2026
Few, a few, little, and a little: how do you choose?
A simple guide to few, a few, little, and a little: what you can count, when something is almost gone, and when some is still available.
August 03, 2026
How to Learn English with ChatGPT and Flashcards Without Overload
A practical system for turning ChatGPT outputs into useful vocabulary, dialogues, mini exercises, and flashcards for daily review.
April 22, 2026
Effective Methods for Learning English
A practical guide to speaking, listening, reading, and vocabulary, with direct links to our app so you can start immediately.
March 17, 2026
Top 10 Unusual Websites for Learning English
10 useful websites for English practice: level-based news, TED, chatbots, grammar tools, language exchange, and adapted books.
March 17, 2026